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Maryland police nab 8 men in prostitution sting
In its effort to stop human trafficking, Howard County officers launched an undercover operation that netted eight would-be johns.
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Maryland man gets 10 years for theft of 10 cigarette packs
36-year-old John Edward Lowe was sentenced Thursday. He was convicted in November of robbery and second-degree assault in the crime.
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Alexandria sees 4 opioid overdoses, 2 deaths in 72 hours
“We don’t know at this time if it’s because it was a bad batch, if it’s tainted or mixed with other drugs, or just extremely concentrated,” Alexandria Police Capt. Gregg Ladislaw said.
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Fairfax Co. man charged with attempted capital murder after shooting at Loudoun Co. deputies
A Reston, Virginia, man is facing several charges, including attempted capital murder, after the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said he shot at two responding deputies last week.
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Police: Toddler who died was sexual, physical abuse victim
Christiansburg Police announced McKenzie Kyle Hellman is now accused of felony murder in the death of 2-year-old Steven Dale Meek, in addition to abuse and pornography charges.
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2 arrested in NW DC attempted carjacking
Two teens are in police custody after an attempted northwest D.C. carjacking in which a woman was ambushed and beaten.
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1 dead in Southeast DC shooting
According to D.C. police, 21-year-old Travis Ruth of Southeast, D.C. was shot on the 2700 block of Jasper Street in Southeast at 7:39 p.m. Friday.
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Car found in police-involved shooting in Seat Pleasant
Investigators have bodycam footage from the officer, authorities said, as well as surveillance footage and witnesses.
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Man sought in assault outside Metro station
Metro police are looking for a person of interest in an assault outside a station Thursday night that left a man with severe head injuries.
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Woman arrested in connection with attempted Georgetown kidnapping
A woman has been arrested in connection with the attempted kidnapping of a 6-year-old girl in front of her home Tuesday in Georgetown.
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No charges filed in shooting involving Winchester officer
A Winchester police officer will not face charges for firing two shots at a man outside his residence earlier this month, Virginia State Police said Friday.
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Woman run over with her own SUV in Northeast carjacking, police say
D.C. Police are looking for a suspect following a brutal Thursday night carjacking in Northeast, and they say the driver of an SUV was run over with her own vehicle as the assailant made his getaway.
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‘Highly credible’ reports of child sex abuse by former Landon School teacher
The prestigious all-boys private school in Bethesda, Maryland, says investigators received seven “highly credible” reports from alumni about sex abuse by a former teacher.
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Woman held in attempted kidnapping of young girl in Georgetown
Quick thinking by a nanny prevented the abduction of a young girl in front of her Georgetown home, according to police
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Mental evaluation ordered for Fairfax Co. mom accused of killing kids
Veronica Youngblood is charged with murder in the 2018 slaying of her 5-year-old daughter, Brooklynn, and her teenage daughter, whose identity hasn’t been released.
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